GRE Word List
PHYSIOGNOMY
the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
The meaning of the word physiognomy is the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| infantile | of or relating to infants or infancy |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |